The other side of the Olympic medal features Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, depicted against the backdrop of the Acropolis leaving the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896.
For this edition of the Games, Paris 2024 wanted the Eiffel Tower to join the Acropolis, celebrate the event’s return to the French capital a century after the 1924 Summer Olympics.
The back of the Paralympic medals, meanwhile, depicts the view from below the tower as if the athletes are looking up at the famous architecture. On the sides of the Paralympic Games medals, the inscription Paris 2024 is written in universal Braille, a script symbolizing accessibility and a reference to its French inventor, Louis Braille.
